What is CVE-2018-18912?

CVE-2018-18912 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sharing-file Easy_file_sharing_web_server, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-05-13.

How severe is CVE-2018-18912?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-18912 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Sharing-file Easy_file_sharing_web_server

CVE-2018-18912

An issue was discovered in Easy File Sharing (EFS) Web Server 7.2. A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability occurs when a malicious POST request has been made to forum.ghp upon creating a new topic in the forums, which allows remote att…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.035 (87.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Sharing-file Easy_file_sharing_web_server — versions 7.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

TheMalwareGuardian/CVE-2018-18912

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-18912?: CVE-2018-18912 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sharing-file Easy_file_sharing_web_server, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-05-13.
How severe is CVE-2018-18912?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-18912 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.